Sampson Clayton Swagerty Timeline

Sampson Clayton Swagerty

(1851-1930)

LIFE SPAN FROM PRESIDENCY OF MILLARD FILLMORE TO HERBERT HOOVER

Birth 2 Sept 1851

1850S ARKANSAS HAS ECONOMIC SURGE. FRONTIER STATE WITH MOSTLY FARMERS. MAIN CROP WAS COTTON.

Age 2 1854 birth brother William Aran Swagerty 26-8-1854 Benton, AR

1860’S 110,000 SLAVES WHERE 1 IN 5 WERE SLAVE OWNERS MOSTLY IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOW LANDS.

1861 SECESSION

1862 MAY 7-8 1862 BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE

Age 11 1862 moved to Riley, KS Civil War skirmish on Isaac’s land

Age 9 1860 residing in Riley, Kansas

Jan. 29, 1861 EASTERN PORTION BECAME FREE STATE

LAWRENCE MASSACRE AUG. 21, 1863

KANSAS INCORPORATED TERRITORY 1854-1861

Age 14 1865 residing in Riley, KS

Age 19 1870 residing in Riley, KS

Age 23 1875 residing in Riley, KS

Age 25 1877 6 Mar, Marriage Emma Jane Underwood (1859-1945)

Riley, KS

Age 27 1879 13 June, birth Mary Belle Swagerty (1879-1953) Riley KS

Age 29 1880 residing in Riley,KS

FEB. 19,1881 PROHIBIT ALL ALCOHOL IN KANSAS

1876 FRESNO CA. PROVIDED IRRIGATION FOR FARMERS

Age 30 1882 birth of Lucy Lillian Swagerty (1882-1962) Fresno, CA

Age 32 1884 birth of George Harlan Swagerty (1884-1947) Fresno, CA

Age 34 1886 birth of Stella Pearl Swagerty (1886-1966) Fresno, CA

Age 38 1890 birth of Ernest Elmer Swagerty (1890-1978) Fresno, CA

Age 40 1892 birth of Isaac Wilberforce Swagerty (1892-1973) Fresno, CA

Age 41 1892 moved to Washington Colony, CA (church bell incident?)

DISAGREEMENT WITH LOCAL CHURCH OVER MAKING OF LARGE BELL

Age 42 1893 death of mother

Age 45 1897 death of father

Age 47 1898 birth of Alice Elizabeth Swagerty (1898-1961) CA

Age 49 1900 residing in Grants Pass, OR

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON LUMBER AND AGRICULTURE

Age 50 1902 15 Mar birth of John Clayton Swagerty ((1902-1967) Jackson, OR

Age 53 1904 16 Sep birth of Helen Swagerty (1904-1985) Jackson, OR

Age 59 1910 residing in Yoncalla, Douglas, OR

FIRST CHURCH IN ESCALON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1893

Age 61 1912 residing in Dent, San Joaquin Co., CA

Age 69 1920 residing in Dent, San Joaquin Co., CA

Age 79 1930 residing in Dent, San Joaquin Co., CA

Age 79 1931 2 Jan death and burial in Escalon, CA

BURWOOD CEMETERY